the st. louis belfield area press coverage. >> the coverage in the press was the question. the coverage and particularly the post patched and democrat was quite amazing. the post-dispatch in particular, a reporter named carlos was one of the most famous reporters in the americas in 1970. carlos had been the man who had gotten the scoop survivors of the titanic shipwreck in 1912. he got the first interviews with the survivors of the titanic. and carlos what was called a re-ride man. he was sitting at his desk in the post-dispatch building which >> finally, you look at his window and he could see the blacks streaming across the rivers and student fires. he had to go deeper himself. he took the streetcar to broadway and spend about two hours observing the rights for himself. what he saw horrified him and he brought a powerful piece. it was a first-person piece. 3000 words long. story andy long for a a newspaper those days. some of the other papers were not so hot. journal dids daily not do a very good

st. louis was a haven. harper: i have heard rumors that st. ouis police were actually shooting rioters to protect people fleeing from east st. louis. about 7000 people were treated at the municipal lodging house which was down by city hall. -- about half the population of east st. louis. the majority of the black population of east st. louis fled across the bridge into st. louis. where they were apparently while taking care of. yes, sir. -- in that question period of 1917, two years prior to that, the movie "the birth of a nation" was released. the most venomous movie that was shown and in circulation. wherever the movie was shown, riots broke out right after the screening of it. i wonder if that movie had recently been shown in east st. louis prior to this. harper: the gentleman makes a very good point about the showing of the movie "worth of a nation." when it first came out in 1915 across shown in cities the country, frequently attacks on blacks and riots broke out in the wake of the movie. as it turns out, "birth of a nation" finally made i

the st. louis, how just refugees fleeing nazi persecution were turned away by the u.s. government. the internationally recognized date for holocaust remembered today is this monday, april 24. congress has now encouraged all in the nation to commemorate the day's remembrance and we are joined today by to accomplish historians -- by two accomplish historians. the horror of the holocaust should never be forgotten. the painful reality is the hostility to jews because they were jewish existed outside of nazi germany at the time. today we honor the memory of those who perished in the holocaust by hearing about the journey of the st. louis and we also honor their memory by ensuring such horrors do not continue today. unfortunately, media reports abound with devastating images of the chemical bombing in syria. refugees fleeing from the chemical war in syria weighs heavy on many minds. the holocaust itself and contemporary stressors underscore my gratitude to have these doctors here to discuss the journey o

however, in north st. louis today there is a younger generation growing up and that younger generation might, leaving high school, mitochondria worked in a factory. it can't anymore so we have a situation like ferguson, emerson electric had factories in st. louis and near ferguson that had headquarters campus in ferguson but it doesn't factories. part of the tension i think is that there just weren't well-paid unionized factory jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to. what bothers me is that, and i talked to a number, i went to st. louis to do the urban manufacturing because my blood brother happens to live in st. louis. my mother grew up in st. louis. my grandfather settled there in 1900. i won't get into his business but honest. i could stay with them why did the reporting. it was there that he came into contact with african-american civil rights leaders who said,, look, these factors are leaving town, they should factories are all going and there isn't the work, there is a at work for the people they l

however in north st. louis today, there is a younger generation growing up and that younger generation might -- leaving high school, might have gone to work in a factory. it can't anymore. so we have a situation where, like ferguson, emerson electric made -- had factories in st. house and -- st. louis and ferguson. part of the tension, think, is that there just weren't well-paid unionized factory jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to. what bothers me is that -- i talked to a number of -- i went to st. louis to do the urban manufacturing because my brother happens to live in st. louis. my mother grew up in st. louis. my grandfather settled there in 1900. i won't get into his business. it's honest. and i could stay with him while i did the reporting. it was there that i came into contact with african-american civil rights leaders who said, look, these factories are leaving town, the shoe factories are all gone and there isn't the work -- there isn't work for the people they leave behind, and that is -- a

yes, we will be in st. louis about how to save our cities and protect our progress and a highlight of st. louis will be the dedication of the st. louis urban league's brand new community empowerment center, which is located in ferguson on the site of the old burned out quick trip score. at that site and in that facility we will launch our save our sons program. so what we will be looking at is how we have taken anger to action. there are continuing concerns in ferguson and st. louis, but we want to highlight the very important work that the st. louis urban league is doing as one of our strongest country wh st. louis. we'll also continue our conversation about the state of black america. we will look at the progress we made and the unfinished business from the obama administration and the headwinds we face on health care and voting and a whole range of issues with the new administration and the new congress. we'll talk about our infrastructure plan, the main street marshall plan, which is the only comprehensive in

st. louis defeats the nationals, 2-1. so long from st. louis. take it to l.a. kevin burkart in our studio. what a night in st. louis. >> baseball night in america postgame show. welcome. that was -- >> a ball! i didn't like that. you got a pitcher and a header over here. >> let's look at the last play of the game. >> for me, being able to receive the game call. he locked the heade ball went straight to the catcher. hats off to a heck of a ball game. >> come on man. ed was his first day. >> how about molina rising up when the strike wasn't even called? >> he sold it. >> i've come against this guy. he's worked on it time and time again. they discussed game calling, so i saw the whole thing. they kept pounding him in. >> how about st. louis question of matt bowman comes into a bases loaded situation, first major league save. alex mejia, first major-league hit, first major-league home run when the game. that's not bad. also not bad in in houston. will harris and in relief. grand slam! >> he's filling the cap. that's not an easy shadow to play under.

of wage to ten dollars an hour st louis workers will now see their wages drop from ten dollars to seven dollars and seventy cents an hour a twenty three percent pay cut study out of the university of california berkeley found earlier this year that low wages cost u.s. taxpayers one hundred fifty two point eight billion dollars each year in public support for working families so here's my question for you guys why are publicans trying to keep working people tied to food stamps and public assistance and you know i know why corporations like the scam they don't have to pay higher salaries and you and i all three of us are are with our tax dollars subsidizing wal-mart and mcdonald's and all these other companies but i don't get why republican politicians like let's get something straight here a higher minimum wage does not necessarily translate to a better worker outcome and i think there's a philosophical difference here in the minimum wage and entry level jobs and what they mean republicans conservatives believe entry level jobs are just that a stepping stone a way up the ladder an opport

from columbia to st. louisning and heat watch for areas like des moines and omaha. for today, 96 in st. louis. this is just the beginning of it. it looks like it peaks on friday, in most areas here in the midwest, and also there in the east. you notice tomorrow we jump to 100 in st. louis. chicago, you're on the cooler side of this. you actually get lucky with this. everyone in the great lakes too. it's from about st. louis southwards that the worst of it. the other story out there is in the tropics. we have a tropical storm don already up to our d-named storm. it's at 50-mile-an-hour winds. we do think it's going to move through the southern winward islands here. barbados and one of the spots that could get brushed by the storm. it should not become a hurricane. >> i'll take this one away. house speaker paul ryan took to twitter to let know he is just like the rest of us. >> we text, and we talk every night. i call and we talk. because they don't think of me as an emoji guy, i go crazy on emojis. i do seven or

wanda roberts, a minimum wage worker in st. louis, said the new $10 wage brought in an extra $400 a month and helped the local economy. >> if we're making $10 an hour, we'll spend that money. >> reporter: now that it's being reversed, what will that do to you? >> i will go back to struggling, worrying about how i'm going to owy my rent, how i'm going to pay my bills, and how i have money left over to buy household supplies and food. >> reporter: here in st. louis, mue minimum wage was supposed to go up to $11 an hour in january, but now that's not going to happen. and by one estimate, james, 38,000 workers could miss out on a raise. >> brown: dean reynolds in st. louis. thank you, dean. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," skiers enjoy an endless winter in the west. hd later, new evidence amelia earhart may have survived the crash landing on her final flight. her final flight. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty

but it's going in the opposite direction in st. louis. dean reynolds is there. >> kick the tvs on, alex, breeze. >> reporter: amer hawatmeh's family-owned restaurant is struggling. is your business in jeopardy? >> absolutely. >> reporter: along with rising sales taxes and meat price, paige hike to $10 an hour two months ago made it expensive to stay open. so he's cut back from five to two days a week for lunch. entrees pricier, and his customers scarcer. hawatmeh believes it's not the government but a combination of worker determination and customer demand that should set the correct wage. >> that's how i built myself. that's how i'm teaching my children to build themselves. don't ask what do i get, ask what can i do? >> reporter: and missouri governor eric greitens agrees. next month the minimum wage will return to $7.70 an hour. $10 an hour was a mistake, he says. despite what you hear from liberal, he added, it will take money out of people's pockets. after nationwide protests the minimum wage went up on july 1st or will go up soon fro

minimum wage worker in st. louis said the $10 wage brought in extra $400 a month and helped the local economy. >> if we make it $10. we will go back out and spend money. >> now it is being reversed. whatl >> i will go back to struggling. trying to worry how i will pay my rent. how i will pay my bills. and how have money left over to buy household supplies and food. >> here in st. louis, the minimum wage was supposed to go up to $11 an hour in january. but now that's'going to happen. and by one estimate, james, 38,000 workers could miss out on a raise. >> dean reynolds in st. louis. thank you, dean. >> coming up next, skiers enjoy an endless winter in the west. and later, new evidence amelia erhardt may have survived a crash landing on her final flight. ♪ bite into magnum double caramel... ♪ and unleash your wild side. ♪ made with silky vanilla bean ice cream and rich belgian chocolate. ♪ discover magnum. best friends share everything

red foxes from st. louis i guess and he was telling the best dirty jokes i have ever heard in my life. everybody sides were just splitting and tears were in her eyes. ali would say tell another one and he would tell another one that was even more dirty and even better than the last one. it was like the moment you know, in that moment i said i wish this could go on forever. maybe james brown will start singing or somebody else will come in. i kind of peeled out of there. i was just a little howdy doody guy standing there. i peeled out of there and i went over to chuck wepner's dressing room and chuck and his wife were there and they were all by themselves. we talked and it was nice. the famous quote from chuck wepner before the fight he brought his wife a flimsy nÉgligee and he said i want you to wear this night when we go to bed. he goes in the fight and he -- but it gets cut up and he goes to the hospital and get stitched up and 3:00 in the morning he gets back and his wife is sitting there and she's got thi

minimum wage worker in st. louis said the $10 wage brought in extra $400 a month and helped the local economy. >> if we make it $10. we will go back out and spend money. >> now it is being reversed. what will that do to you? >> i will go back to struggling. trying to worry how i will pay my rent. how i will pay my bills. and how have money left over to buy household supplies and food. >> here in st. louis, the minimum wage was supposed to go up to $11 an hour in january. but now that's'going to happen. and by one estimate, james, 38,000 workers could miss out on a raise. >> dean reynolds in st. louis. thank you, dean. >> coming up next, skiers enjoy an endless winter in the west. and later, new evidence amelia erhardt may have survived a crash landing on her final flight. dobecause you've got ams lot of cheering to do! get fast sinus relief...with vicks sinex. and get your head back in the game. sinex. the congestion, pressure, pain to clear your head, medicine. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics

that's not bad, considering st. louis is 104.w you all of these numbers, remember that the temperature is taken at a box usually around the airports in the country in the shade. if you're isun, it's a lot worse. one of the dangers, the cars, pets and children left in cars. we've already had a number of fatalities with kids in cars. keep that as a reminder as you go throughout the day. houston, 94. it gets worse than that on thursday. hundreds across the board from the south all way to the mid-atlantic. what changes on friday, the humidity really goes up. areas like richmond could be near 100 degrees with a heat index of 109. that's really the hottest we've been in the mid-atlantic region. d.c. will be close to that. we're still just as hot in st. louis and omaha. with the heat, it's a cumulative thing. the areas like cincinnati and kansas, you'll drop down to normal, boston, too but with still stay very hot from d.c. to the south. the pacific northwest gets the award. 77 and sunny in seattle sound goods. considering how hot it ha

she was in her element when she visit her in st. louis, ate ice cream from her favorite local spot. ♪ >> you are getting the best of the best. >> supermodel karlie kloss has been around the world, but she's still a hometown girl. the face of brands like ver sach ee, swarovski, express and adidas, she spent the last decade pounding runways with her famous strut from new york to paris to dubai. but st. louis is home. karlie's career back there in 2005 by chance. she was just 13 and already 5'8" when she volunteered to walk in a charity fashion show at the local mall. >> i didn't feel like i was doing anything, i was just walking down ten feet down and ten steps back, and the reaction from scouts and from people in the audience was like oh, this girl like has something. >> what do you think they saw? >> i think they saw a very tall, lanky girl who was very, i don't know, innocent, but i was able to kind of take on this different character and i really loved that. i still love that. >> self described cluts, she was more interested in science,

wichita, st. louis, kansas city, oklahoma city, to dallas.e oppressively and excessively hot. a break in washington, d.c., more so going into tuesday when we back the temperatures off into the 80s. that will be good news. st. louis, triple digits to the upper 80s but monday. a bit of a break there. watch out. severe storms could affect areas across the northern mississippi river valley from aberdeen to minneapolis. minneapolis, by 4:00, you could see big storms rumbling through your area. >> check on your elderly neighbors, please. it's really important to be a good neighbor. let >>> lest get a check on cnn money stream this morning. global markets lower. but the nasdaq, wow. a third high in a row. the longest winning streak for the nasdaq since 2015. wall street's string of records is tlaits evidence that wall street is unfazed by president trump's troubles. the economy still remains strong here. remember, the stock market is a reflection of how much money companies are making. and companies are making loads of money. earning season has with

thank you st. louis. i've celebrated from this not a cut outlet and the last time i bought a new book, i gave a whole talk and i walked out and i sent this along the side of the panel, it was a long plastic thing and it said 30 by 32 by 30 so i was really careful in taking the answer to straighten things out. mohammed ali, this should be like thegreatest book talk of all time because we are talking about mohammed ali . there's 1 million bucks on muhammad ali out there and why should there beanother book? that's a very good question, why is this guy writing this book . the last book i wrote was about evil knievel and i finished that and we were talking, what i should do next to my publisher and i think most writers wanted sort of an obscure story that nobody knows, a seabiscuit kind of thing where america all of a sudden discovers this great story and falls in love with it. so i proposed a book about a guy named will mcdonough who was a writer at the boston globe when i was there. he had some mob connectio

and st. louis literature and philadelphia the chicago is written that so i was just so delighted to see 826chi in the readings because this is what it is all about to pass on a cultural tradition. so these class's that authority been named and studs turco. . . . .

it's nice to be in st. louis. [inaudible] the last time i came to one of these, i gave localtalk and i walked off inside a long plastic thing that said 30 by 32 by 30 by 32. i was very careful -- [inaudible] that should be like the greatest booktalk ever come in the greatest of all time about mohammed ali. why should there be another one? that's a great question. why i writing this for? it was about evil knievel. we were talking what i should do next with my publisher. i think what i want to do is be obscure story from a sort of a seabiscuit kind of thing, where america all of a sudden discovers this and i propose a guy named will mcdonough. he had some on connections and things like that and they tell great stories. my aunt said it's about a 25 page proposal on ms. it was a 25 page proposal down in about five seconds and he said their son iconic athlete. they all seem to have been on the skies and then i put down mohammed ali and they said is the most iconic of all. then in the united states, and the world. the t

. -- a rescue in st. louis rescue in st. louis was a little different. cat trapped in a tree, but an suv on a roof. was sent to the hospital with serious injuries. no word on exactly what caused this, how it happened, what the world is going on, but doug, you have to be driving pretty recklessly to end up on a rooftop. doug: a lot of high-speed here. i would like to see more about how that happened. you have to be flying to get to that altitude. same old story. last monday we sat here and talked about how wonderful the weekend was. today, same thing again. the humidity is building up. today is the midpoint of summer. summer is half over, officially. half of it to go. here's what we have for the next 10 days. hot and humid stuff. at carter ridge elementary, it has been a muggy as well. sun and clouds will be the story for the rest of the day. river harbor, not much different . very warm and muggy. eventually hot and muggy. then some afternoon thunderstorms. that's the drill around here in the summertime. quantico, 90 and warring 10. in culpeper, i think m

you expect cheering at a cardinals game, but for st. louisardinals' fans in section a couple from oklahoma said i do not many people can say they had 46,000 people at their wedding. i really love then jive the people around us. they were so nice and so cool to help us get married at bush stadium much the oklahoma couple brought a sign to the game ask ing if there was an ordained minister in the park. my buddy said if you were contained you would mary that couple. he kind of chuckle. i said i am actually ordained, but i don't think that is for me he said his family takes the sanctity of marriage seriously but after talking to the couple for several minutes he was convinced marrying them was the right thing to do. i looked up and he was tiering up and i said, this is perfect. and then she got teary. they exchanged kinks. he took his cardinal hat around backwards and i said you may now kiss your bride. sometimes it's just love. you don't need the big extravagant one. ours kind of was, but it was on a limited budget. their first gift was a signed

saturday, 104 in st. louis. 96 in d.c. by sunday everyone cools off slightly.0s instead of 1 00s in the middle of the nation. >> i was going to say, if there's any good news with some of the thunderstorms, the hope is that it will cool down. >> you just don't want to deal with the downed tree on your property. >> and certainly the humidity as well. thank you for that. >>> turning overseas to a paternity case involving legendary artist salvador dali, and a fortune teller claiming she is his daughter. the judge approved the move to conduct a dna test. the body was resumed. the artist's teeth, bones, and nails, dna was taken. his body has been buried at the dali museum. the woman at the center of the suit claims her mother had an affair with dali a year before she was born back in 1956 while working for a family that spent time near his home. >>> still ahead, hugh freeze resigns as ole miss's head football coach, and we'll dig into how his predecessor may have had something to do with it. plus, new meaning to heads up baseball. an unusual ending to this play at la

we kind of joked earlier when i got traded to the st. louiss, people didn't realize it for about two years. you and i came here in 1994 together, but we met in st. louis. there was a strike the year i got traded in '82. you were working for kmox radio. you interviewed me. we knew each other, but -- and here we were thinking like ten years later back at the station together. >> i was an adorable young reporter, and he was a grizzled wide receiver, and there we were on the sidewalk in st. louis. >> what are the chances. good luck ♪ >> from market street in downtown san francisco, it's the 47th annual san francisco pride parade on kofy tv presented by kaiser permanente. ♪ >> welcome to the 47th annual san francisco lgbtq pride parade. i'm donna ch

actual temperatures will be above 100 in st. louis and not exactly chilly in the east. here's a closer look at your day you can see these temperatures upper 90s in place and some areas of texas today, still very hot in the rockies' too, salt lake city and denver. the houston astros laid to rest one of their own monday. sort of. they held a mock funeral for carlos beltran's glove who hasn't played in a month. beltran's glove may be gone but his bat very much still alive. the designated hitter did hit a home run last night. got to have some humor. it's a long baseball season. >> it is. as long as it's not the bat i'm sure his teammates and fans are all set. >>> just ahead, first time buyers and why they're pouncing on trump's made in america week. re noo introducing the easiest way to get gillette blades text "blades" to gillette on demand text to reorder blades with gillette on demand... ...and get $3 off your first order my doctor recommended i switch laxatives. stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your co